VOL. XLIII

No. 40

2-OCTOBER-2000

SAUDI ARABIA

Gas Leak Causes Shutdown Of Jubail Refinery Hydrocracker

A leak of poisonous hydrogen sulfide gas at a hydrocracker unit in the Saudi export refinery at Jubail led to the shutdown of the unit on 21 September, according to a report in the Saudi daily al-Riyadh of 25 September. The report added that an explosion was averted at the refinery thanks to the prompt response of a team of workers who closed down the 44,000 b/d hydrocracker after a large volume...